Winning one of the four majors has still eluded him and the 36-year-old believes that the best way to pursue his goal is to do what comes naturally, and then get lucky.

"I don't know what it takes," Poulter told Reuters. "If it means taking off 20 weeks before playing in a major, then I would take 20 weeks off. If it means playing five in a row to win one, then I would do that.

"I've tried a lot of things but I just need to keep doing what I am doing, to be honest with you. I just need to keep working on the same things. You need to ride a bit of luck in these majors at certain times to be able to pick one up. No question, I'd really love to win one.

"The first part of the year [2012] was very solid, then three top-10s in the majors ... I must be doing something right. And then I got to the Ryder Cup and backed that up with some great golf.

"I've got lots of goals... keep working on the same things to improve and to get better and hopefully pick up some titles along with that first major."